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16 February 2010 - you can now get live traffic updates on your mobile phone thanks to a new Highways Agency's iPhone app.
1 February 2010 - body scanners are now in use at Heathrow and Manchester airports and are expected to be introduced at Birmingham Airport in the near future. Read on for further details of how the new machines will operate at UK airports.
20 January 2010 - a 'no fly list' and a list of people who will be more thouroughly screened before boarding flights bound for the UK have been drawn up.
15 January 2010 - the vehicle scrappage scheme is coming to an end, so if you want to take advantage you need to be quick.
12 January 2010 - do you think people should be allowed to use small electric personal vehicles on public roads or cycle tracks? The Department for Transport would like to hear from you before the end of March.
7 January 2010 - a new THINK! campaign is warning drivers to make sure they are aware of the potential effects of medicines when they get behind the wheel.
7 January 2010 - full body scanners are to be introduced at Heathrow Airport in around three weeks. Other increased security measures include checking more passengers by hand and the wider use of explosive trace detection equipment.
7 January 2010 - the value of goods that you can personally bring into the UK from a non-EU country, or receive through the post without needing to pay customs duty, has increased.
20 December 2009 - the Driving Standards Agency expects that many driving tests across the country will be affected by the current severe winter weather.
17 December 2009 - Directgov has launched a new free 'Travel News' app for iPhones and Android phones.
17 December 2009 - Scottish airline Flyglobespan has gone into administration and suspended all its flights. If you were due to fly with them, you will have to make alternate travel arrangements.
15 December 2009 - the Driving Standards Agency has published a Highway Code advert on its YouTube channel encouraging people to visit Directgov and keep up to date with the Highway Code.
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